a courageous man

Kit came into my life when I was so young. He was my landlord. When I got married, he helped us get our first home, where we lived when my boys were born.

Over the years, my life's path meandered to + fro, circling like that little kid's in the Family Circle comic strip. Turns out Kit + Shelly live right up the street from where I ended up. They've seen my boys grow up. We always take the time to at least wave or say hello in passing, sometimes stopping to chat. They've always been so nice + friendly. Years ago, I heard Kit became a pastor for Hope Chapel in Kihei. Then a while ago, I heard he had cancer. Of course I started praying.

I just found out he has a blog. I immediately liked it, and not just because he uses the same template I do! His faith and courage shine through the stories of his journey, which also happens to be the name of his blog (The Journey: http://kit-blog1.blogspot.com).

Feel free to stop by + get a piece of peace.

Blessings + prayers for you always Kit! Ke Akua pu.

gotta have faith

It's a given right? No one likes the stress of being without a job! First, for myriad reasons, you don't have the one you depended on. Second, you have to hunt down opportunities...then set up interviews + pray for the callback or offer.

a leap of faith
I stayed at my last job for nearly four years + the one before that for seven, so I'm definitely not a social butterfly when it comes to employment. However, I made a major career move on April 1 to work with wonderful people + better provide for my family. We'd just started to feel safe + believe in a secure future when my position was unexpectedly, traumatically cut due to budget constraints...so for the second time in four months I had to comb through the classifieds.

keep the faith
We are very blessed to have 'ohana to lean on, but I really hate to depend on anyone. So I prayed...+ I hustled! I got my name out there + reconnected with the very people I'd declined employment with back in March. It's really tough to stay positive when you're stressed about where your next paycheck will come from, but you have to make a conscious effort to keep the faith. Ke Akua has a better plan in mind than anything we could think up for ourselves!

faith-full
I started my new job today; it's also a brand new career. The people are wonderfully warm + 'ohana-oriented. Like my last one, this position will open up exciting new horizons for me to explore. I may have gotten here in a roundabout way full of potholes + speed bumps...but ke Akua has pulled us through once again + we are full of faith in His goodness and guidance. Mahalo ke Akua!